Willow Creek Avocado Salad with Spanish Dressing -16.01.2017

When I was travelling in Spain I became very fond of Gazpacho and loved the fresh flavours and the way it differed from region to region.

Down south the Ajo Blanco, a white Gazpacho was very popular, usually garnished with green grapes.

Early botanical painting of an Avocado

I use the ingredients here to make a delicious dressing for a perfectly ripe avocado pear. Serve it on a salad, mine had lettuce, cucumber, celery, fennel and another couple of ingredients in it. I dressed the salad separately.

What you’ll do…
Prepare the salad. You can do it on a large platter and lay the avocados on top or you can do smaller individual serving. In a jar, place the rest of the ingredients and, using a stick blender, process the mixture until very fine. Press through a fine sieve and taste and reseason if necessary. Place the sliced avocado on top of the salad and drizzle over the dressing. Garnish with a whisp of green, like I have here with fennel. Parsley, Chives and shredded Sweet Basil leaves are perfect.

Tip – prepared grilled and skinned red peppers, known as Piquillo Peppers, are available from supermarkets.

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As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.

A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

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